This document discusses video game collecting. It begins by explaining that everyone's collection is different and may focus on certain systems, genres, or publishers. The author then discusses their own collection, which started with various retro systems but now focuses on a full PS2 collection as well as PS4, Switch, and DS games. The document outlines how collectors typically display their games on shelves and sometimes use original hardware. It provides tips for collecting such as deciding what to collect and purchasing from retailers or used sources. The inspiration, community, costs, and rarer items like kiosks of video game collecting are also summarized.

1. Video Game Collecting
BEN COLLISON
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2. What is Game Collecting?
 Everybody’s video
game collection will
be different
 Collect the games
you think are fun to
play,
 Collect games for a
system you like a lot,
or collect a certain
genre of games or all
the video games
from certain
publishers you like

3. What Do I Collect?
 I started out collecting a little bit of everything. Mostly games on Nintendo
systems, and other retro games for systems like Atari and Sega
 I’m currently focusing on a full NTSC set for Playstation 2.
 I also love collecting for Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo DS.
 RPG’s and other “Big Box games” are also a focus of mine

4. Set Up
 Video game collectors often have
walls of shelves in their game
room dedicated to displaying
video games, memorabilia, and
boxes.
 Retro gamers will always have a
CRT tv in their game room.
 For current gen gamers, some
might have a Framemeister or
HDMI splitter.

5. How to Collect Video Games
 Decide what you want
or what you like and
purchase it!
 Almost everything is
available on Ebay.
Current games are
usually available at
retailers such as
GameStop and
WalMart
 Garage sales and flea
markets are easy places
to find video games for
usually well under
market value

6. Inspiration to Collect
 I became inspired to collect after I saw James Rolfe as AVGN on
YouTube
 Following other collectors on platforms such as Instagram provides
inspiration

7. Community
 The video game collecting community is great on Instagram
 There are always people talking on discussion posts in FaceBook groups
 Video game tournaments or conventions are good places to meet other
collectors
 Video game stores are places game collectors spend time too

8. Cost of Collecting
 Collecting video games can be an expensive hobby
 Costs include: Shelving, furniture, display cases, the games themselves,
systems and accessories
 Some games even sell for thousands of dollars!

9. Video game Kiosks
 The largest part of collecting is from kiosks, and store displays
 After a system isn’t sold anymore, stores often throw out the demo
units
 Some of these are highly valued by collectors

10.  There are great communities to buy, sell, and trade video games
 Game collecting can be a fun, relaxing hobby or an intense hobby